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Churches, 1938

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Objection to Church Report on Form Workers' Conditions

The Land · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 5

A STATEMENT in a report to the Methodist Conference held in Melbourne last week, criticising working conditions on farms, was strongly…

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Little Hope of Church Union. Congregationalists' Views. Declining Enthusiasm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 16

Leaders of the Congregational Church in Sydney expressed the opinion yesterday that there was now little hope of a union of the Methodist and…

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Christian Science Churches

The St George Call · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 6

“Christ Jesus” was the subject in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday. The Golden Text was: “We preach not our selves, but Christ Jesus…

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Methodist C.E. Mission Band

The Methodist · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 20

The last meeting of the Methodist Christian Endeavour Mission Band was well attended, and the special speaker was Mr. Wilson Inia, whose…

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Catholic Ban: Women Soloists

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The singing of solos by women at weddings and other functions in Catholic churches in Melbourne archdiocese has been forbidden…

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Methodist Partey Ends

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 6

The Methodist Conference yesterday, in a private ministerial session, discussed the appointment of ministers. A short session last night was…

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A Methodist Family. The Southwells

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 5

No more valuable family than the Southwells has landed on these shores. Its founder, the late Mr. Thomas Southwell, was born in 1813 at Robertsbridge, Kent, where he and his…

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Methodist Laymen Mr. B. Bentley, Sen

The Methodist · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 13

Mr. Edward Bentley, Senior, to whom brief reference was made in "The Methodist" a fortnight ago, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, has been closely identified with the Dulwich Hill…

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Young Circuit Opening of New Church at Maimuru

The Methodist · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 5

Wednesday, February 9th, was a red-letter day. in the history of Maimuru Soldier Settlement, seven miles from Young, when over 200 people gathered for the official opening of the Wyndham…

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The Church and the Child (To the Editor.)

The Methodist · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 15

Sir,—Under the above heading in your issue of 26th February, you regret the loss of 2,166 scholars in our New South Wales Sunday Schools…

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Church Dispute. Form of Service at St. James's. Journals' Views Conflict

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 18

The dispute between the rector, the Rev. E. J. Davidson, and a section of the parishioners at St. James's Church, King Street, is discussed further in the…

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The Churches. New Minister at Maroubra. Authority on Greek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 5

The Rev. J. H. G. Auld, who began his ministry at the Maroubra Presbyterian Church last month, is a former State Moderator and has been…

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Church Notes Archdeacon Will Open Exhibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1938 · page 8

Eleven organisations will be associated with the "Homeland Activities for Christ" Exhibition. It will be opened by Archdeacon…

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Fewer Calls for Help. City Mission Activities

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 9

The marked decrease in the number of men who seek assistance from the mission halls is referred to by the general secretary of the City Mission, the Rev. S. A. McDonald, in a…

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Faith in Church. Way to Salvation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 March 1938 · page 10

The Rev. Dr. L. Rumblc, M.S.C., at St. Mary's Cathedral, said, that the season of Lent was a time to devote, to serious thoughts of the price Christ had to pay for the salvation…

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Australian Team. Mission As Citizens. Bradman's Speech. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 15

"We shall be Australia's representatives as citizens as well as cricketers, and we shall endeavour to comport ourselves as you would have us do," said D. G. Bradman, captain…

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'Church Wounded by Own Ministers' Protestants Accused of Having an "Inferiority Complex"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 1

"THE Protestant Church is bleeding from the arrows thrown by its own ministers," declared the Rev. Dr. V. C. Bell, of Strathfield, last night. He was speaking at the Sydney…

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Woman's £15 Yearly to Church

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 March 1938 · page 7

A WOMAN who asked the Court for a greater income from her husband's estate put down £15 in her statement as an annual…

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Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 5

On Thursday, 24th inst., in the Protestant Hall, a return visit of Chatswood Girls' Auxiliary will take place, when they will present a couple…

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Mount Druitt Presbyterian Church

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 March 1938 · page 5

Harvest Festival services will be held next Sunday, 13th inst., at 3.30 p.m. A children's choir of 60 voices will render the sacred cantata, "Golden…

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